Active Learning Activities

Active learning activities are tailored to specific learning outcomes and content. They incorporate one or more of the evidence-based strategies. Structured to expose their theoretical underpinnings, the activities can be used by practitioners and researchers alike.

Active Learning Activities

10 Results

Social sciences Psychology

Love at First Insight: Crafting Dating Profiles for Therapeutic Techniques

Students create a dating profile that highlights the key feature of the major Abnormality Models in Psychology.

STEM Chemistry

This Field Day of Mine

This activity takes a look at the environmental impact of mining and the quantification of environmental contaminants.

STEM Chemistry

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

Environmental science

Sustainability Development Plan (Part 1 and Part 2)

In this activity, students learn to define sustainability and apply this to a single Montreal neighbourhood. 

STEM Chemistry

If You’re Not Part of the Solution You’re Part of the Precipitate

Environmental science

Understanding Agro-Ecosystems by Observing, Writing & Discussing

In this semester-long activity, students visit a farm several times to engage in a critical analysis of that ecosystem.

Environmental science

Systems Ball Toss

Environmental science

Geography Video Test

The aim of this project is to get students thinking about facts and concepts related to rivers in the field (in real life!).

STEM Chemistry

Chemicards

Using cards in a "Chemicard' deck, students determine which ionic compounds are most likely to form.

STEM Chemistry

Explosives Detective